1881 census county

Suffolk surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Suffolk in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

8,130 surnames are listed for Suffolk, covering 327,405 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Scrivener, with 185 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Suffolk

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
401	Scrivener	185	0.050%	11.89x
402	Bradley	184	0.050%	0.64x
403	Briggs	184	0.050%	0.95x
404	Copsey	184	0.050%	24.20x
405	Swan	184	0.050%	2.00x
406	Pask	183	0.050%	19.11x
407	Dyer	182	0.050%	1.32x
408	Elliott	182	0.050%	0.60x
409	Lay	182	0.050%	6.88x
410	Musk	182	0.050%	22.20x
411	Aldridge	181	0.050%	2.62x
412	Boon	181	0.050%	5.43x
413	May	181	0.050%	0.80x
414	English	180	0.050%	2.69x
415	Moyse	180	0.050%	21.43x
416	Wheeler	180	0.050%	0.84x
417	Gowing	179	0.050%	20.47x
418	Sage	178	0.050%	5.63x
419	Rivers	177	0.050%	8.03x
420	Waller	176	0.050%	1.96x
421	Wilby	176	0.050%	8.43x
422	Dawson	175	0.050%	0.45x
423	Rivett	175	0.050%	13.23x
424	Armstrong	174	0.050%	0.64x
425	Fordham	174	0.050%	6.08x
426	Weavers	174	0.050%	24.78x
427	Lord	173	0.050%	1.05x
428	Oxborrow	172	0.050%	52.45x
429	Balaam	171	0.050%	36.53x
430	Eade	171	0.050%	9.98x
431	Hawkins	170	0.050%	0.66x
432	Petch	170	0.050%	10.78x
433	Pinner	170	0.050%	19.26x
434	Raven	170	0.050%	5.69x
435	Sargent	170	0.050%	3.10x
436	Smy	170	0.050%	61.94x
437	Arbon	169	0.050%	46.03x
438	Hudson	169	0.050%	0.58x
439	Matthews	169	0.050%	0.54x
440	Sharp	169	0.050%	0.57x
441	Arnold	168	0.050%	0.88x
442	Grimsey	168	0.050%	41.83x
443	Mothersole	168	0.050%	43.78x
444	Ruffles	168	0.050%	39.61x
445	Thrower	168	0.050%	14.82x
446	Block	167	0.050%	23.62x
447	Farrant	166	0.050%	7.87x
448	Folkard	166	0.050%	29.66x
449	Rutterford	166	0.050%	58.96x
450	Hale	164	0.050%	1.28x
451	Herbert	164	0.050%	1.23x
452	Ashford	163	0.050%	4.63x
453	Crowe	163	0.050%	4.59x
454	Gill	163	0.050%	0.65x
455	Rutter	163	0.050%	3.01x
456	Knight	162	0.050%	0.37x
457	Parish	162	0.050%	2.95x
458	Horn	161	0.050%	1.99x
459	Woodward	161	0.050%	0.92x
460	Cable	160	0.050%	8.95x
461	Hills	160	0.050%	1.63x
462	Mortimer	160	0.050%	2.15x
463	Rolph	160	0.050%	12.21x
464	Skeet	159	0.040%	23.56x
465	Brinkley	158	0.040%	32.04x
466	Munnings	158	0.040%	43.60x
467	Colby	157	0.040%	21.31x
468	Gant	157	0.040%	12.27x
469	Sampson	157	0.040%	2.59x
470	Spink	157	0.040%	5.47x
471	Knock	156	0.040%	23.08x
472	Ablitt	155	0.040%	54.36x
473	Finbow	155	0.040%	56.48x
474	Hicks	155	0.040%	1.04x
475	Scarlett	155	0.040%	12.84x
476	Youngs	155	0.040%	11.42x
477	Studd	154	0.040%	25.17x
478	Race	153	0.040%	7.89x
479	Diaper	152	0.040%	24.94x
480	Beales	151	0.040%	9.97x
481	Bowyer	151	0.040%	3.89x
482	Hurst	151	0.040%	1.19x
483	Sillett	151	0.040%	44.75x
484	Bullen	150	0.040%	3.97x
485	Cobb	150	0.040%	2.96x
486	Ely	150	0.040%	8.02x
487	Hazell	150	0.040%	5.42x
488	Addison	149	0.040%	3.03x
489	Banyard	149	0.040%	18.36x
490	Garrett	149	0.040%	1.84x
491	Hartley	149	0.040%	0.67x
492	Leonard	149	0.040%	1.93x
493	Palfrey	149	0.040%	12.94x
494	Church	148	0.040%	1.91x
495	Gibson	148	0.040%	0.34x
496	Morris	148	0.040%	0.19x
497	Ruddock	148	0.040%	13.44x
498	Atkins	147	0.040%	1.10x
499	Botwright	147	0.040%	37.95x
500	Cullum	147	0.040%	10.52x